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Electric car momentum stalls: EV sales rose just 0.1% in January
Electric vehicles sales took a sector-shuddering 'dip' in January with registrations rising by just 0.1 per cent in the first month of 2026. Just 29,654 EVs were sold last month, which is only 20 more battery cars than were registered in January…
Canada to Scrap Electric Vehicle Rules in Win for Automakers - TT
Toyota electric vehicles at the Everything Electric show in Vancouver in September. (Paige Taylor White/Bloomberg) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce a new system of fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks, replacing an…
Surge in registration of electric vehicles in Cork
New electric car registrations in Cork saw a significant surge in January 2026, with a 92.46% increase compared to January 2025. A total of 868 such cars were registered in Cork last month, according to figures released by the Society of the Irish…
Trump Administration Illegally Seeks to Cancel Millions in Funding For Electric Vehicle Charging, Again
Contact: Larisa Manescu, larisa.manescu@sierraclub.org Yesterday, the New York Post reported that the Trump administration is targeting elimination of over $900 million in federal funding from the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) grant…
All electric vehicles in S'pore must be compatible with the Type 2 connector standard for charging
Since 2016, all public EV charging stations in Singapore have had to adopt the European-standard Type 2 connector. Worldwide, it has largely replaced the Type 1 connector, primarily used in the US, Canada and Japan. Type 2 connectors are compatible…
Canada's auto industry plan signals latest pivot away from US
Danielle Kaye Business reporter Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a plan to bolster Canada's car industry and support its electric vehicle transition, as the sector buckles under the weight of US tariffs. The new initiatives, announced on…
Canada's auto industry plan signals latest pivot away from US
Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a plan to bolster Canada's car industry and support its electric vehicle transition, as the sector buckles under the weight of US tariffs. The new initiatives, announced on Thursday, mark Canada's latest…
Carney Increases E.V. Investments as Trump's Trade Policy Disrupts Canada's Auto Industry
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada announced on Thursday a sweeping plan to offer billions of dollars in incentives and tax breaks for auto industry investment designed to help turn Canada into a global leader in electric vehicles. The new…
New car market up 3.4% in January
The UK's new car market grew by 3.4% in January, figures show. Some 144,127 new cars were registered last month, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. That is compared with 139,345 during the same period last year. The SMMT…
In 1916, hybrid cars could've changed history. But Ford wouldn't allow it.
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In October 1914, as gas cars were tightening their grip on America's roads, Frank W. Smith, president of the Electric Vehicle Association of America, stood before a convention in…
China's EV slowdown persists as BYD posts near two-year low in sales
BYD, the leading Chinese electric car company, reported January sales that marked a nearly two-year low. As car sales in the first two months of a year can be volatile for China, analysts are watching to see whether figures for the first quarter…
EV Company News For The Month Of January 2026
Global electric car sales Dec. 2025 up 10% YoY to 32% share. China sales down 2.8% to 59% share. Europe up 50% to 39% share. USA down ~36% to 7.23%. EV market news - BMI: Global EV sales reach 20.7 million in 2025, growing by 20%. BloombergNEF 2026…
Trump's critical mineral reserve is an admission that the future is electric
The Trump administration announced this week the U.S. government would work to build a $11.7 billion stockpile of critical minerals. That's the headline; the subtext is more intriguing. The stockpile initiative, branded as Project Vault, is the…
Reborn 80s icon is crowned UK's best-selling EV for FOURTH time in just a year
A REBOOT of an iconic 80s model has been crowned the best-selling EV in the UK market for fourth time in just one year. The French firm's electric vehicle sales have surged by 71 per cent since last year as well. Your info will be used in…
EVs among the cars with the worst first-time MOT pass rates
Electric cars might have fewer moving components than their petrol and diesel counterparts, but they are still just as likely - if not more so - to fail their first MOT test, according to official records. Data provided by the Driver and Vehicle…
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